Ombré hair…does it really need an introduction? This style has come to the forefront of hair trends in the past couple months, and I won’t lie, I love it. I even succumbed to this trend myself.

Rocked by Erin Wasson for years, and delivered to us with a more edgy style by Alexa Chung and blogger Rumi Neely, this is the it hair trend of the season. This low maintenance, effortlessness of this hair stye works with basically any texture or tone and it’s highly economical to boot.

Celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Lily Alridge, Rachel Bilson, and Sarah Jessica Parker have been seen rocking the brown-blonde version of this trend, however the more colorful version of the trend can be seen by platinum blondes transitioning to a variety of colors.

What do you think of the ombré trend? Would you try it, or do you think it looks like bad outgrowth? And for giggles, here is a picture of me with my ombre hair.

8 Comments

and how do they get the faded look of it instead of an intense choppy color block look?

January 10, 2011 at 2:52 pm

Anonymous

Hey Brit! Ombré is a french word for ‘shadow’ and in fashion usually refers to a fabric dyeing process that produces a pale-to-dark gradation of color.

You should find you’re short hair inspiration with Alexa Chung. I think it’s very do-able. However, if you want the more subtle look, dye your ends a shade a that is closer to the blonde you have now. The way you can achieve this is if you have your hairdresser to balayage your hair. Balayage is a coloring technique where your hairdresser literally paints on the dye instead of using foil to give you very natural highlights.

Hope that helped!

January 10, 2011 at 3:26 pm

Jessica

I think my favourite would have to be the 2nd picture; it’s not too much at once, more like darker roots. I don’t mind this look but I’m not sure how I can pull it off, I’m pale and have pitch black hair.

January 10, 2011 at 7:25 pm

michelle elaine

i too am rocking the ombre and i can’t wait till it’s longer so i can get the ends just a touch lighter like miss drew barrymore

January 11, 2011 at 1:03 pm

William Cane

Ombré is a popular fallacy. By this I mean it’s popular because celebs use it, not because it’s intrinsically effective. In fact, at manhattanmakeovers.com we advise clients against it. As image consultants we enhance the contrast between a woman’s skin and hair tone. But ombré obscures this duplication of contrast level and, for that reason, is generally less effective than a monochromatic hair color. Just because a celebrity makes a mistake doesn’t mean you have to.

January 11, 2011 at 6:13 pm

Serine

Love you an your hair Cara!

January 11, 2011 at 11:20 pm

Carmen B.

Pretty looks! I’ve heard so many people talking about this look lately–you guys are on it!